Apparatus for pressing garments



July. 1941. s. .1. BEDELL EI'AL 7, 3

APPARATUS FOR PRESSING GARMENTS Filed Oct. 12, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORS EDWARD GLASSER AND SIDNEY J. BEDELL MIL/5 A TTORNEY.

July 1, 1941. 5. J. BEDELL ETAL APPARATUS FOR PRESSING GARMENTS Filed Oct. 12, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 q ii i a INVENTORS EDWARD GLASSER BY AND SIDNEYJ. BEDELL ATTORNEY.

Patented July 1, 1941 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE;

APPARATUS FOR. PRESSINGGARMENT Sidney J. Bedell, Brooklyn, and Edward Glasser,

Woodside, Long Island, N. Y.

Application October 12, 1938, Serial No. 234,514

9 Claims. (01. 38-32) This invention comprises an improved support for pressing irons which facilitates the lifting and movement of the iron during the pressing operation. More particularly, the invention provides improved pressing apparatus for exerting an upward pull on the pressing iron to relieve the efiort required to lift and move the same while permitting'fre'e movement of the iron over the pressing board. r

Various features of the invention include: A hollow vertical supporting tube which is rotatable on a ball bearing support; an elevated supporting track of relatively short length which is mounted on the hollow tubev and movable there: with; a resilient spring for exerting a pull on the iron linked to the supporting tube and located on the opposite side of thetubewith respectto the ironyand aniron rest extending from the hollow vertical tube. All of these features, as well as others which will appear hereinafter, cooperate to provide a simplified and highlyefiicient p'ressing'apparatus which relieves the operator from much of the labor incident to the pressing of garments. Y

The following is a detailed'description of the invention, accompanied .by drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective'view illustrating pressing apparatus constructed in accordance with the principles of the invention; p

Fig. 2 is a detail view of the elevated track and roller assembly;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional. detail view of the ball bearing support for the rotatable hollow tube supporting the iron; y v n I ,Fig. l is a top or plan View of theapparatus of Fig. 1 as appliedto a table andllong ironing board, particularly suitable for home use;

Fig. 5 is a side view of the apparatus of Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detailview of the ironing board and its pivoted support at one end thereof, along the lines 66 of Fig. 5. p Throug'hout'the dra'wings, the same elements are designated by the same reference numerals.

Referring to Fig. 1, there is shown a hollow verticaltube I which telescopes over and is rotatable about a [hollow standard 2, mounted on table II for supporting a horizontal track 3, a pivotal cross-bar 4 movable longitudinally over the track, a contractile spring 5 at one end of the fcross-bar and linkedto and rotatable with the hollow tube I by means of an extended rod 6, a pressing iron I supported atthe other end of cross-bar I by mean s of a chain 8, and an iron rest 9 mounted on an arm II] which is supported from, the tube I. Spring 5 and chain 8 are located on opposite sides of tube I and substantially in the same vertical plane with the tube I. The standard 2 is made hollow for accommodating a gas pipe, or electric wire I2 which passes up. from below the tablev H and hooks onto cross bar 4 at I3, I3, before finally terminat-" ing at the iron for supplying heating energy thereto.

The iron rest comprises a horizontal metallic element I4 sufiiciently wide to accommodatethe iron I and providedat both sides. with raised flanges, as shown, to prevent the iron from'slid-j ing oil the rest. Element I4 is supported from the resilient springs I5, I5 which are free to contract and expandover floating pin's lfi',' il6, iri turn attached at one end to the horizontalgm'e-j tallic element. Thefdotted lines indicate theposition of the cross-bar 4, chain 8 and iron'l when used to press a garment resting on the table] I.

The track sand-associated rollerfmechanis'm is indicated inmore'detail in Fig.2. 'Thetrack consists of two parallel bars 3; 3 [which are horizontal for the maJ'Orvv portion of their lengthsi and extend downwards at one end and upwards at the other end, as shown, in order to -enable the crossbar 4 mounted between them tomove over the tracks freely and to pivot upand jdown. Over the horizontal portionof each track 3. is a horizontal guide rod I1, and between each bar 3 and associate guide rod there is a' roller I8, the two rollers in turn being linked to each other by means of an axle I9 towhich the cross-bar 4 is fixedly fastened. The entire track'and roller assembly is mounted on a forked or U-shaped element 20 which isfixedly secured by means of a cap I ",to vertical tube I and is rotatable therewith. Hence, as the cross-bar 4 is urged to move in response to pressure on the iron, the bar; will move? with'the rollers along the length of the track; and the track as a unit will rotatewith movement of the tube If. 1 I i f The .rnanne'rinjwhich tube I is mounted is shown more clearly 'in Fig. 3. Tube I is. threaded at its top to which is screwed aslig htlyf wider cap I whose interior is designed to rest Ion a ball bearing 2|, in turnres'ting on the closedend of the hollow standard 2. Cap I and standarldZ are slightly recessed at'those parts which contact ball bearing 2 I Accessto'the ball bearing is obtained merely by lifting hollow tube I ofi .the standard 2. To facilitate 'thi s,'thetrack 3 can, if desired, first be unfastened from {cap I .by unscrewing U shaped element 20 from the cap.

The improved pressing apparatus of. the invention is applicable to both factory and home use. Figs. 4 and 5 show, by way of example only, how the invention canbe applied, to'a-home using a relatively long pressing board 2I. ,"I'he pressingboard 2| can be supported at onefendfrom a table! I- orother suitable support by" means of wooden beams :22 which extend from under the table :top: and are adaptedto slide-into-'hollowiron brackets 23 fastened underneath and to the board. The other end of the pressing board 2| can be supported by means of a pivotally movable support 24 which is attached to the pressing board at 25 by a pin arrangement 26. The other end of support 24 removed from pin 26 is adapted to rest on a wooden block 21. Thus, the pressing board 2| can be removed from the table merely by lifting the support 24 from the block 21 and pulling the board outwards soas to free the brackets 23 from the wooden beams 2|. The use of a pivoted support 24 at the narrow end of the board 2| enables the pressing board to ac commodate certain garments, such as dresses, which require some space between the pressing board and the table.

The arrangement of Fig. 5, furthermore, differs from that of Fig. 1 in the showing of the hollow tube I and standard 2 below the table top, thus enabling the table to be used for other purposes than ironing, merely by lifting the tube l and associated elements from the standard 2. To achieve this result, the standard 2 is mounted below the table top, and the cap I is lengthened so as to pass through a hole 28 in the table and to extend above the table. The usual track 2, cross-bar 4', spring, 5, chain 8 iron 1, etc. are mounted onv cap I. above the table top in the same manner as. in Fig. 1, and are not shown to avoid a needless duplication ofv elements.

What is claimed is:

1. Apressing mechanism comprising a vertical rotatable rod, a bar pivotally supported intermediate the ends thereof and mounted on said vertical rod, a pressing iron supported from one end of saidbar, a contractile spring depending from the other end of said .bar and fastened to said vertical rodfor exerting. an upward pull on. said iron, whereby said rod, bar and spring are rotatable as a unit in response to movement of said iron to either side of said rod.

2. A, pressing mechanism comprising a vertical rod which telescopes over and is rotatable with respect to a fixed supporting, standard, a ball bearing between said rod and the top of said standard for facilitating movement of said rod relative to said standard, a bar for supporting an iron at one end thereof pivotally supported intermediate the ends thereof andmounted on said vertical rod, a contractile spring depending from the other end of said bar and fastened to said vertical rod at a point near the lower end of said rod for exerting an upward pull on said iron, whereby said rod, bar and spring are rotatable as a unit in response to movement of said iron to either side of said rod.

3. A pressing mechanism comprising a vertical rotatable rod supporting. at its top a horizontal track, a cross-bar pivotally supported. intermediate. its ends on a roller arrangement movable over said track, a pressing iron supported at one end, of said cross-bar, a contractile spring depending from the other end of said bar and fastened to said rod for exerting an upward pull on said iron, whereby said rod, track, bar and spring are rotatable as a unit in response to movement of said iron to either side of said rod.

4. A pressing mechanism in accordance with claim 3, including a support for said rod, and a ball bearing arrangement between said rod and last support.

5. The combination with a pressing mechanism comprising a vertical rotatable rod, a bar pivotally supportedintermediate the ends thereof and mounted on said vertical rod, a pressing iron supported from one end of said bar, a contractile spring depending from the other end of said bar and fastened to said vertical rod for exerting an upward pull on said iron, whereby said rod, bar and spring are rotatable as a unit in response to movement of said iron to either side of said rod, of a table, and a pressing board detachably fastenedtosaid table, the top of said table having an aperture through which said vertical rod extends said rod bein mounted below said table top.

6. A pressing mechanism comprising a vertical rod which telescopes over and is rotatable with respect to a fixed supporting standard, a ball bearing between said rod and standard for facilitating movement of said rod relative to said standard, a bar for supporting an iron at one end thereof pivotally supported intermediate th ends thereof and mounted on said vertical rod, a contractile spring depending from the other end of said bar and fastened to said vertical rod for exerting an upward pull on said iron, whereby said rod, bar and spring are rotatable as a unit in response to movement of said iron to either side of saidv rod, and a cable for supplying heating energy to said iron, said standard bein'g hollow for accommodating said cable for at least a short portion of its length.

'7. A pressing mechanism comprising a vertical rotatable rod, a bar pivotally supported intermediate the ends thereof and mounted on the top of said vertical rod, a pressing iron supported from one end of said bar, a contractile spring depending from the other end of said bar and fastened to a portion of said vertical rod appreciably removed from the top for exerting an upward pull on said iron, and an iron rest affixed to. said rod, whereby said rod, bar, rest and spring are r0.- tatabl'e as a unit in response to movement of said iron to either side of said rod.

8. A pressing mechanism comprising a vertical rotatable rod, a bar pivotally supported intermediate the ends thereoi and mounted on said vertical rod, a pressing iron supported from one end of said bar; a contractile spring depending from the other end of said bar and fastened to said rod for exerting an upward pull on said iron, and an iron rest affixed to said rod and extending un derneath said first mentioned end of said bar, whereby said rod, bar, and rest are rotatable as a unit in response to movement of said iron to either side of said rod.

9. The combination with a pressing mechanism comprising a vertical hollow rotatable rod, a vertical standard within said hollow rod for supporting the same, said rod being removable from said standard by lifting the same, a bar for supporting an iron at one end thereof pivotally supported intermediate the ends thereof and mounted on the top of said vertical rod, a contractile spring depending from the other end of said barand fas tened to a portion of said vertical rod appreciably removed from the top for exerting an upward pull on said iron, whereby said rod, bar and spring are rotatable as a unit in response to movement of said iron to either side of said rod, of a table, and a pressing board detachably fastened to said table, the top of said table having an aperture through which said vertical rod extends, said rod being mounted below said table top.

SIDNEY J. BEDELL. EDWARD GLASSER. 

